I wanted to be able to go out with mates and enjoy myself, and sitting there sipping soda water just wasn’t going to be the same.

Commenting on winning the investment, Poster says: “Being chosen to be featured on Dragons’ Den early into our journey as a business, and ultimately securing five offers, high-profile investment and mentorship is testament to the crucial need that PerfectTed fulfils.” Poster explained that she discovered matcha while studying at university in the US when too much coffee and energy drinks resulted in ‘jitters, crashes and exacerbated by anxiety symptoms’. The investment of cash was secondary, but it allows me to think bigger and go after some larger accounts like Sainsbury’s." The family business provide a free-to-use online platform for buying and selling whisky, earning a small commission on each exchange. Unfortunately, no investment was forthcoming on this drinks related pitch, which took place on the last episode of series 20.The company lays claim to creating the world’s first mood enhancing non-alcoholic beers, made with functional herbs that are known for beneficial effects including relaxation, anxiety and stress-relief

This is a staggering 1295 per cent increase since the duo behind the company landed investment from entrepreneur Jenny Campbell in 2018. Mark Wong was seen on last night’s episode of the BBC show, pitching his alternative beer company Impossibrew to the panel and telling them how he devised the drinks after being told by doctors to quit drinking alcohol. With the Pinter we’re going to deliver a new world of fresh beer into people’s homes. Everyone would drink brewery fresh beer if they could, the Pinter now means they can.” Mr Wong, who went to school in Canterbury before moving to Durham, said: “I love alcohol. I really love it – to the point that I became a French Wine Scholar from the Wine Scholar Guild, and planned to make a career out of it. Gasm Drinks currently produce a range in three flavours, their drinks are the raspberry-flavoured Razz Gasm, plum-flavoured Plum Gasm and a Sloe Gasm, however, despite the positive comments on the product, they left the den with no investment secured.The 24-year-old had moved to the UK from Hong Kong when he was 13 and was unable to speak any English, and went on to study philosophy at Durham University.

Series 20 has finished airing in the UK in 2023 and I have tried to add any drinks brands as they appeared on the show…up to episode 14! Founders Vaani and Keeran appeared on episode 2 of season 19 of the show, looking for investment in their beer targeted at women, created to change perceptions that beer should only be drunk by men. However, due in part to their high product price relative to competitors, the couple were not able to secure investment from the dragons. I got bored of selling, cheap mass marketed corporate rum with a fake Caribbean history and standard vanilla flavourings, so I decided to make my own.” Paul Stanley Andy Murray, the ambitious entrepreneur behind the Drinks Bakery, said he had his heart set on the Scottish EDGE competition after winning the Wild Card EDGE award for pre-trading companies in 2017. Read More Related ArticlesGerman-born Max Rüther from O’Donnell Moonshine came to the Dragons’ Den in episode 8 of season 19 to bring his handmade spirits from Manchester, inspired by the bygone age of American Prohibition. The name comes from the leader of one of the most infamous Moonshine gangs in Chicago – Mr Spike O’Donnell. Not wanting to give up his favourite tipple, he tried hundreds of non-alcoholic beers, but wasn’t getting the same effect, so made it his mission to find a healthier way to unwind without booze. Less than six months into his business journey Mr Wong was invited to pitch his business to the Dragons’ Den panel, after winning several start-up awards. Alison Grieve: How G-Hold story became a global sensation after insider.co.uk posted it and reminded me of all the people who care about us Established in October 2019 by two Scottish brothers, Double Trouble Drinks made a brief appearance during episode 3 of season 18. This family run drinks company targets the darts community and were not able to secure any investment from the dragons.

Former village pub landlord Paul Stanley, failed to secure investment from the Dragons in episode 1 of series 17 for his Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum. The product is made with rum from Guyana and Trinidad and is produced in Chorley. It is a blend of rum made from the wooden pot still at the Diamond Distillery in Guyana where it is part aged in bourbon casks and caramelised, and blended with a lighter column still rum from Trinidad. Then infused with a mysterious concoction of natural spices, including cloves, star anise and cassia bark. As a student he developed a love of beer, choosing to unwind from studies with a drink and exploring career options in the industry, even taking multiple professional industry exams and becoming one of the highest scoring French Wine Scholars. The news that I had to give it up meant the end of my career, but it also felt like the end of my social life. Murray said: “The obvious dragons for me were either Deborah Meaden who is well renowned as a premium foodie or Peter Jones.Called the Pinter, the device allows people to make up to 10 pints of beer at home, which the company claims will make it fresher than anything bottled or canned. Energy drink start-up PerfectTed managed to garner interest from all five Dragons when two of its co-founders, Marisa Poster and Teddie Levenfiche, appeared on the BBC programme on 2 March. The business has also created bartender-quality ready-to-drink (RTD) products - securing listings in Co-op, Booths and WHSmith, as well as selling direct to consumers. Read More Related Articles